Spend Time Like It Belongs to YouNot like you stole it.
Once upon a time, I was called “Little Bit”—tiny in size, and eventually tiny in spirit—because I kept pouring myself into everyone else’s cup. Wife. Mother. Friend. Volunteer. Dutiful daughter. Until one day, there was nothing left of me to pour.
In this episode, I’m not giving you a color-coded calendar hack. I’m giving you permission to reclaim your time like it’s actually yours—and to stop believing the lie that you have to earn rest.
We’ll talk about:
Why “time management” is the wrong game if you want to avoid burnout
How to spot the time lie you’ve been sold—and refuse to buy it again
A simple “Required Restoration” experiment to figure out what actually replenishes you
The single question to ask yourself each morning that changes how you end your day
Because the opposite of burnout isn’t balance—it’s alignment. And alignment is a choice you make in the now, not a reward you hope shows up later.
🎁 Want to protect your time and your energy?Grab my free Burnout Prevention Starter Kit and learn the first steps to restoring your capacity—without waiting for your schedule to magically open up.
And if you’re hearing this before August 21, 2025, I’ve got something special for you. This month in Joyful Office Hours, I’m running the Leadership Capacity Assessment for the very first time—and I’m opening it to the public, completely free.
Here’s what that means: you’ll join me live (virtually), take the assessment in real time, and discover which of your five capacities is running the lowest—and exactly where to focus if you want to rebuild your energy without burning out.
All you have to do is register at JoyfulOfficeHours.com. It’s free, it’s fun, and it might just be the reset button you didn’t know you needed.
